State Police has charged a Lafayette truck driver with negligent homicide for driving too fast during the super fog event on I-55 last October. Trooper Jacob Pucheu says 61-year-old Ronald Britt’s truck was part of a massive chain reaction crash that involved 168 vehicles and seven deaths, including 60-year-old James Fleming.
“Mr. Britt was driving too fast for the conditions which led to the crash that ultimately claimed the life of Mr. Fleming and led to the serious injuries of his 70-year-old wife, Barbara Fleming,” said Pucheu.
Britt is facing several charges, negligent homicide, negligent injuring, reckless operation and other traffic related offenses.
He was booked into the St. John Parish Correctional Center earlier this week.
The pileup occurred in St. John the Baptist Parish on October 23rd during super fog conditions, a combination smoke from marsh fires and foggy conditions.
